Chapter 11 of Was I right? is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Was I right? is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN. THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald." I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage. It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it. That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
Chapter 11 of Was I right? is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.”
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
In this reading “THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."”
in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
In this reading “That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
a formal public statement
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
in a self-collected or self-possessed manner
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
set up or found
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found that it was an announcement of Claude's and Alice's marriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN.
a special situation
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
a source of difficulty
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading That trouble was, in deed and in truth, a thing of the past.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was wonderful to me how calmly and composedly I could read it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THE next morning, as I was looking at the newspaper on the library table, my eyes caught the words "Ellis—Fitzgerald."
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